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Funding
Hi.... sorry if I've come to the wrong place but didn't know where to go, I have severe mobility issues with my legs and feel, chronic leg ulcers, DVT, lymphodemea, lymphorea, nerve damage, severe pain, I am moving to a new home that will make life a little more bare able for me, but it has concrete floors as it's a new…
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Advice over my new council home causing me to be severely ill.
hi everyone, I woukd appreciate some advice about the situation I find myself in. We were homeless through Section 21 and we were very lucky to be offered a lovely house in a nice area. However, our situation has turned into a nightmare now. When we moved in, the previous tenants did not look after the property. The…
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Why is dad so reluctant
My dad always died on me and mum Mum died last month and I'm doing literally everything and it's even harder He always wanted a mobility scooter but mum was against it He now has one but uses every excuse to not use it and I don't understand why I'm close to saying that if you don't embrace it I'm walking away and social…
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Struggling to walk with Rollator
Hi, I use a Rollator indoors and a wheelchair outside. Lately I’m struggling so much to walk safely and fear falling as broke my neck of femur 4 years ago which has made my mobility worse. Every time I have to walk I have panic attacks really badly . I’m so stressed out and it’s affecting me mentally and I’m depressed all…
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At the end of my tether...!
Can anyone offer any help or advice? Last December I moved into a social housing flat. (Through a mutual exchange). The whole flat stank of urine when I moved in, meaning I had to rip all the carpets up immediately. I still don't have carpets as I cannot afford them. My HA refused to do anything stating it as it was…
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Temporary Accommodation
Hey folks, I am on the council housing list (one of the highest bandings with disability priority, but disabled adapted properties are like gold dust) but was unexpectedly served an eviction notice with no possibility of remaining in the property. The council are aware and have confirmed a duty of care to prevent…
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Rehousing on medical grounds + a victim of antisocial behaviour
Hi does anyone rehouse within the same borough on medical grounds ( I have long term medical condition + my son is showing mental/ behaviour coping problems as we been affected by living next to mentally aggressive woman who is very antisocial and targeting us on a regular bases so we are automatically victims). Any advice…
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HOLD accommodation for disabled people
Does anyone have any experience of HOLD shared ownership accommodation, please?
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Being harassed in housing association & nobody helping.
I'm in an awful situation and not sure if I'm going to get out alive as losing hope. I live in a bedsit in sheltered housing. There's no longer a warden but lots of communal areas, such as a laundry and lounge. A coordinator comes in for 2 hours once a week. I have been living in the awful situation for 2 years, where a…
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Technology
Hi Please can any one offer advise. I have had my laptop for 9yrs. My screen upon start up is full of fuzzy lines and black splodges. I have severe artheritis. I have just been given notice to leave private rented property as they are selling. I need the laptop to access social housing sites and I use it to speak and type.…
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Disabled mother moving into my housing association flat
Hi everyone, I’m in need of some advice. I live in a one bedroom housing association flat with my partner and my mother is currently living with my sister and her daughter in a two bedroom council flat that they have signed an agreement with the council to state that they could not be rehoused due to overcrowding. My…
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Walk a mile in my shoes - virtual reality simulation
This should perhaps be part of induction for all DWP employees. It would be a doddle for VR to simulate sensory impairment, inability to stand or walk, inability to process information or explain yourself, so many things. For my part, I am not naturally patient. I resolved to be a little being of sweetness and light for my…
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Moving to a New Area on UC & PIP
Hi everyone, I’m just looking for some advice for how I start the process of moving to a new area on my disability benefits. I have no idea where to start!? Long story short, I looking at moving in with my boyfriend who lives in a different part of the country to me. I’m currently still residing with my parents and receive…
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Scooter Battery Help!
Sorry for the long post... I have a 2 1/2 year
old Pride GoGo Elite Traveller Sport which I bought for walking my
Spaniel, Bella. I’m a wheelchair user with CP who can’t push
myself far unless it’s a really smooth surface. I’ve used
scooters off and on before but always felt a little self conscious
but getting Bella has…
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Housing in London
Hi, I got an offer for an apprenticeship in London where I'm currently a student. I'm taking the year out of uni to do the apprenticeship but obviously I can't apply for student maintenance and I'm finding it hard to find a place that I can afford in London that is wheelchair accessible. I was going to apply for social…
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House application
What is OT housing needs? How to get this?
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In care and threatened with homelessness. Need help finding advocacy service.
Hi. I currently live in an assisted living home and am being threatened with homelessness within about four months. I was told by the social services team of my council that this residency would be temporary for up to two years while they find somewhere permanent for me to live. Now, less than four months before the end of…
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Universal credit and local housing allowance
Do you get your full lha based on your entitlement. I rent a 3 bedroom property (private) but I am entitled to a 4 bedroom as I need a carer overnight I receive £500 towards my £895 rent Would uc increase my lha please Carer sleeps on sofa as I cannot find a 4 bedroom where rent is not ridiculous Thank you
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Storage for mobility scooters in social housing...
I don't know if this has been discussed before and apologies if it has. My partner and I both have mobility issues and now rely on mobility scooters for transport. We live in West Yorkshire in a small cup-de-sac of six bungalows, in the cut-de-sac are six garages. The garages were originally built to go with the bungalows,…
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I'm 26 years old with cerebral paulsy
I'm 26 years old with cerebral palsy and want to move out from my parents house but I struggle to do with daily tasks therefore I don't know how am I going to live on my own. I'm a university student and only have a part time job at university for like no more than 15 hours a month. I only receive PIP and got a motability…
